There are two places in the world where men can most effectively disappear — the city of London and the South Seas. -Herman Melville . . . . . __________________________________________________________ . . . . #travelgram#travelphotography

. Poems by Heberto Padilla . Cuban poets no longer dream (not even at night). They close the door to write on their own when the wood creaks suddenly; the wind blows them aimlessly; hands grab their shoulders, spin them, put them face to face with faces (faces in the quicksands, burning in napalm) and the world flows over their mouths, and the eye must only see, see, see. . . . #cuba#flag

Toiling under the scorching sun, waiting on the rain to shower upon the tilled and sowed land, cultivating the harvests and bringing the crops to the main market(Imphal) or nearby market, come rain or sunshine against the deplorable condition of the road and even walking miles to make it to the bazaar day is the livelihood strategies of the street vendors here. . . . #streetphotography#streetsofindia